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Post by potet on Jan 31, 2022 16:35:23 GMT
For the paper of my books, I usually opt for Standard Black-and-White on 60#.
This time, for the updated biography of my paternal grand-parents, with B&W illustrations including color ones turned into shades of grey, I opted for Premium Black-and-White on 80# - soft bound.
The result is disappointing. 1) The book is somehow rigid. 2) Several B&W photographs are rather pale. 3) The whiteness of the paper is not so pleasant to the eye as the creamness of paper number 60#
Strangely enough, the insides of the two volumes look less professional than usual. This is due to paper 80#.
I am preparing a new draft with my default options.
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Post by BlueAndGold on Jan 31, 2022 17:54:09 GMT
I am sorry to read this, Potet. I am slowly working on a color book using the same selection of premium paper. The first draft copy I received was beautiful (other than my photo-formatting mistakes). It was printed in either Tennessee or Wisconsin (don't remember which). I wonder if the difference is which side of the Atlantic you are on? Standards should be standards.
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Post by potet on Jan 31, 2022 19:35:17 GMT
I am sorry to read this, Potet. I am slowly working on a color book using the same selection of premium paper. The first draft copy I received was beautiful (other than my photo-formatting mistakes). It was printed in either Tennessee or Wisconsin (don't remember which). I wonder if the difference is which side of the Atlantic you are on? Standards should be standards. I don't think so. The French printer is a great professional. It's my options that were wrong. I have several colour books made by them, four private (Sims 4 stories), and one public (Œuvres picturales). They are beautiful.
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Post by BlueAndGold on Jan 31, 2022 21:01:00 GMT
Good. I hope standards are standards.
I just verified that the color book I am working on is indeed the #80 Premium. It is bright white. The colors look good. I do remember that when the book first arrived it did seem stiff to me. But after much handling, the pages are now supple and turn easily.
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